Gig Buddies News

We get asked all sorts of questions about how Gig Buddies works so we thought it would be useful to share them. If you have any other questions do get in touch though. What is Gig Buddies? It’s a volunteer befriending scheme for adults with learning disabilities and autism, matching them with a volunteer who […]

Do you live near Eastbourne and enjoy live music? Would you like to get out to more gigs, and at the same time enable a member of your community who has a learning disability do the same? We are looking for volunteer gig buddies in the Eastbourne area. You’d be linked up to a person […]

This is just a very quick update but saw this very exciting tweet this morning showing that Gig Buddies Sydney is starting to build momentum. Want to see more live music gigs? Have a passion for equal rights? @gigbuddies seek #Volunteers in #Sydney http://t.co/0L8PPNCiQj — carecareers (@carecareersjobs) October 5, 2014 We’ll be out there in […]

We’re over the moon to have been listed in Nesta’s list of 50 new radical organisations and people making a real difference in their communities. Of course we couldn’t have done any of this without the support of everyone who works with us to bring about real and meaningful change for people with learning disabilities. […]

Berhana, a Gig Buddies participant writes about her experience at Glastonbury Festival ’14 There was so much to see, tents with live music on the main stage – the pyramid – well known artists. I saw Kelis and Rudimental, that I am a fan of. I enjoyed dancing with gig buddy members, the atmosphere was […]

Stay Up Late had a fantastic time hosting our friends from all over on the 6th-9th March 2014 Here’s some thoughts on how it went: Thursday: Trip to Heart n Soul by Andrew On Thursday, Stay Up Late went to Heart n Soul! It was to do with their art and music project. We […]

In January 2013, I was lucky enough to step into the role of setting up and running the Gig Buddies project…and so began a year of adventure, where I’ve seen an incredible group of people with and without a learning disability pour their energy into getting to know another person and enjoying some fun times […]

It was fantastic to be back at City Camp in Brighton in March giving an update to everyone on where we are with Gig Buddies, the winning pitch at City Camp in 2012. The whole City Camp set up is very inspiring, a group of disparate people with a whole variety of skills and interests […]

What a year it’s been! Since pitching Gig Buddies as the winning idea at City Camp 2 in March 2012 it’s been a year of fundraising and preparing the ground to launch Gig Buddies, and the big leap forward was being able to employ our Project Manager, Madeline, in January. Here’s a link to our […]

Love live music? Reckon that everyone has the right to Stay Up Late? We think that all people with learning disabilities should be able to live their lives the way they want to. You can help make this vision a reality by becoming a Gig Buddy. You will be paired up with somebody with […]